Mathiasella Explained

Mathiasella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae.[1] It is in the Tribe Selineae. The genus only contains one known species, Mathiasella bupleuroides Constance & C.L.Hitchc.[2]

It is native to Mexico.

The genus name of Mathiasella is in honour of Mildred Esther Mathias (1906–1995), an American botanist and college professor and also Director of the UCLA Botanic garden.[3] The Latin specific epithet of bupleuroides means "like Bupleurum" in recognition that it has visual similarities to Bupleurum, another genus of plants in the Apiaceae family, that has worldwide distribution.[4] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Amer. J. Bot. Vol.41 on page 56 in 1954.[2]

Known cultivars

'Green Dream' is a herbaceous perennial that grows up to 1m tall with large, dark green, highly divided leaves. The blooms are made up of jade-green bracts surrounding small, black flowers. They appear in late spring and last to autumn, gradually maturing to pink. It is used in gardens in the UK and USA.[5] It grows in moist but well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. It may need protection from the harshest winter frosts (in the UK). The cut flowers are used ornamentally, fresh or dried.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mathiasella Constance & C.L.Hitchc. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 17 May 2021 . en.
  2. Web site: Mathiasella bupleuroides Constance & C.L.Hitchc. Plants of the World Online Kew Science . Plants of the World Online . 24 October 2021 . en.
  3. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition . Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2018 . 978-3-946292-26-5 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2018 . 1 January 2021.
  4. Web site: Mathiasella bupleuroides, Green Dream, Perennial . www.smgrowers.com . 24 October 2021.
  5. Web site: Mathiasella bupleuroides 'Green Dream' . . 24 October 2021.
  6. Web site: Mathiasella bupleuroides 'Green Dream' . BBC Gardeners' World Magazine . 24 October 2021 . en.